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Patient of the Week: 7/10/2026
Protecting Bats this Summer As the sun sets, one of the desert’s most important groups of wildlife begins it work. Bats emerge each evening to feed, with some helping control…
Patient of the Week: 7/3/2026
Fireworks PSA The Fourth of July has many traditions including parades, barbeques and firework displays. Before planning to celebrate with fireworks, Tucson Wildlife Center would like to remind you of…
Education Corner – 6/26/26
Turner’s legacy on wildlife will stretch far into the future Ted Turner could be seen as controversial, but we would like to honor his legacy of the good he did…
Patient of the Week: 6/26/2026
Raven Conspiracy In late May, Tucson Wildlife Center received a call about a raven nest built on top of an Arizona Generation and Transmission (AzGT) electrical substation. The location posed…
Education Corner – 6/19/26
How human footsteps reshape animal tracks Most people carry a miniature device in their pocket capable of pinpointing their location anywhere in the world. By pairing mobile location data with…
Patient of the Week: 6/19/2026
Gila Monster Release The Gila Monster is an icon of the desert Southwest, though spotting one in the wild is a rare treat. They spend about 95% of their time…
Education Corner – 6/12/26
25 Years of Jay Watch: People, Partnerships, and Florida Scrub-Jays Looking back at a quarter-century of scrub-jay conservation in the Sunshine State. Please see the article below. https://www.audubon.org/florida/news/25-years-of-jay-watch-people-partnerships-and-florida-scrub-jays
Patient of the Week: 6/12/2026
Avian Disease After enjoying a mild winter with higher-than-normal temperatures and increased rainfall in the region, Tucson Wildlife Center is currently seeing an increase in the number of songbirds and…
Education Corner – 6/5/26
Audubon to Expand Rancher-Powered Conservation for Birds Across 500,000 Grassland Acres NFWF investment will scale regenerative grazing practices to the benefit of grassland birds Please see the article below. https://www.audubon.org/press-room/audubon-expand-rancher-powered-conservation-birds-across-500000-grassland-acres
Patient of the Week: 6/5/2026
Comfort for Young Wild Patients Orphaned and injured young wild animals are arriving at Tucson Wildlife Center (TWC) in all shapes and sizes, and each comes with its own unique…
Education Corner – 5/29/26
Swamp eels are wiping out Everglades amphibians Invasive swamp eels that escaped from breeding ponds or were released by fisherman as bait in South Florida are systematically wiping out native…
Patient of the Week: 5/29/2026
Juvenile Northern Mockingbirds Two young orphaned Northern Mockingbirds—unrelated and at different stages of development—recently arrived at Tucson Wildlife Center in need of care. One was a nestling, still completely dependent…
Education Corner – 5/22/26
Create a garden that thrives at night Across the Northern Hemisphere, gardening season is underway. As everyone starts to refresh beds, plant containers, and dream up backyard projects, it is…
Patient of the Week: 5/22/2026
Western Screech Owl A young Western Screech Owl recently was brought to Tucson Wildlife Center after swallowing a piece of sisal rope—likely picked up accidentally while grabbing prey. When he…
Education Corner – 5/15/26
A count worth waiting for Western snowy plover population exceeds 3,000, a recovery milestone And now for some good news! A well deserved shout out! Please see the article below….
Patient of the Week: 5/15/2026
Cooper’s Hawk Fledglings As temperatures begin climbing, Tucson Wildlife Center would like to prepare the community for something we see every summer: numerous calls about young Cooper’s Hawks on the…
2026 Jim Click Millions For Tucson Raffle
It is that time again! Win a new 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Roush® Edition! Tucson Wildlife Center is proud to be one of the many charities participating in The Jim…
Education Corner – 5/8/26
Climate change makes it harder to be a monarch New studies looking at the impacts of climate change on monarch butterflies have painted a not-so-hopeful picture of their future: climate…
Patient of the Week: 5/8/2026
Baby Quail Tiny, speedy, and surprisingly loud—baby quail have taken over our nursery in our Baby Bird and Small Mammal Wing. Tucson Wildlife Center is currently caring for nearly 200…
Education Corner – 5/1/26
Fire on the Ground Controlled burning and cultural fire restore western dry forests Fire season is here, this is a good read. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/western-dry-forest-and-fire/western-dry-forests-fires-stories/beneficial-fire/?vu=fireontheground&en_txn1=s_lio.reg_wescan.x.x